<![CDATA[2026–27 SCY Weekly Top Performers — Edition 4: Backstroke Takes Over]]>Backstroke had a week. Six of the eight No. 1 spots in Edition 4 went to backstrokers, and in the 15–18 girls group, eight of the top ten swims came on the back. The girls' boards also set new season highs: 11–12, 13–14 and 15–18 all produced their best winning Power Points total of the year so far.

This edition covers swims entered into Swim Standards from October 1–7.

  • Ranked by Power Points
  • One top swim per swimmer
  • Top 10 per age group, girls and boys separately (ties share a rank)
  • Groups: 10&U, 11–12, 13–14, 15–18

10&U

Girls

Rank Swimmer Age Team Event Time Standard Points
1 Sophia Lee-Park 9 CS 100 Back 1:10.53 AAAA 911
2 Audrey Hook 10 DR 50 Back 30.65 AAAA 868
3 Lola Southard 10 GSA 50 Fly 29.28 AAAA 859
4 Poppy Anderson 10 OCA 50 Fly 29.34 AAAA 855
5 Sienna Hermann 10 LCAC 100 Fly 1:06.15 AAAA 841
6 Alinea Fung 9 BCA 50 Free 28.89 AAA 830
7 Olivia Posegay 9 NTRO 50 Back 33.81 AAA 826
8 Elizabeth Takahashi 10 HSC 50 Fly 29.91 AAAA 818
9 Emma Luhta 10 ASC 500 Free 5:48.94 AAAA 810
T10 Samara Davis 10 BSS 50 Free 27.32 AAAA 806
T10 Jenny Yu 9 QNS 50 Free 29.25 AAA 806

A new name at the top: nine-year-old Sophia Lee-Park's 100 back. Her 911 is the lowest winning total in this group across the four editions, so the field is tighter than it has been.

Boys

Rank Swimmer Age Team Event Time Standard Points
1 Ethan Zhang 9 VACA 500 Free 5:36.96 AAAA 1032
2 Isen Wolfe 10 SPA 100 Free 57.05 AAAA 882
3 Evan Jun 9 KSC 100 Breast 1:20.74 AAA 864
4 Lucas Romero 9 LIAC 50 Back 33.14 AAA 847
5 Matthew Winn 9 SRST 50 Fly 31.80 AAA 826
6 Eric Zeng 9 CANY 100 IM 1:13.63 AA 803
T7 James Martin 10 NOVA 50 Back 31.73 AAAA 802
T7 Owen Tan 9 HSC 100 Fly 1:12.48 AAA 802
9 Andrew Sun 9 RAYS 100 IM 1:13.76 AA 799
10 Carson Swift 10 NTRO 50 Fly 29.97 AAAA 791

Ethan Zhang is back on top for the third time in four editions, and each win has come in a different freestyle event: the 100 in Edition 1, the 200 in Edition 2, now the 500. His 1032 sits 150 points clear of Isen Wolfe.

11–12

Girls

Rank Swimmer Age Team Event Time Standard Points
1 Emma Blaho 11 BAD 100 Breast 1:06.79 AAAA 964
T2 Mia Douglas 12 RSD 50 Fly 26.34 AAAA 882
T2 Anna Ringh 11 LIAC 100 IM 1:03.09 AAAA 882
4 Zoe Hatfield 12 KCB 100 Breast 1:06.12 AAAA 878
5 Emma Zhang 11 NTRO 50 Fly 27.43 AAAA 875
6 Luka Erskine 12 COM 50 Back 28.03 AAAA 856
7 Yara Tsybulina 12 NOVA 50 Fly 26.70 AAAA 854
8 Jingying Chen 12 LIAC 100 IM 1:01.35 AAAA 845
9 Katherine Ballis 11 TWST 100 Breast 1:10.96 AAAA 844
10 Sarah Chiang 11 KING 100 IM 1:04.29 AAA 837

Emma Blaho's 964 is the best 11–12 girls total of the season. It also shows the age adjustment at work: 12-year-old Zoe Hatfield was actually faster in the 100 breast (1:06.12 to 1:06.79), but Blaho, a year younger, scores 86 points higher.

Boys

Rank Swimmer Age Team Event Time Standard Points
1 Jax Torba 11 QNS 50 Back 27.80 AAAA 971
2 Elliott Chen 11 DACA 50 Breast 31.28 AAAA 960
3 Graham Hunter 11 LBA 100 Back 1:00.98 AAA 924
4 Yuke Chen 11 DACA 200 Breast 2:34.26 AAA 901
5 Bronson Jenner 12 PSC 200 Fly 2:06.21 AAAA 896
6 Zanjo Valencia 12 CANY 50 Free 23.26 AAAA 888
7 Max Fujino 11 SPL 200 Breast 2:36.28 AA 877
8 Jacob Zhuang 12 REV 200 Back 2:04.47 AAAA 875
9 Nolan Chen 12 NTRO 100 Breast 1:05.34 AAAA 874
10 Nathan Lee 11 MACH 100 Fly 1:01.48 AAA 870

Eleven-year-olds hold six of the ten spots. Jax Torba and Elliott Chen are only 11 points apart at the top, and DACA puts two swimmers in the top four.

13–14

Girls

Rank Swimmer Age Team Event Time Standard Points
1 Sophia Hallmann 14 ODAC 100 Back 52.98 AAAA 1026
2 Mea Hoye 14 BAD 50 Breast 29.42 AAAA 906
3 Elle Lourie 13 LIFE 50 Back 27.07 AAAA 898
4 Fiona Blaho 14 BAD 100 Free 50.60 AAAA 894
5 Katherine McCrea 13 AZOT 100 Free 51.69 AAAA 877
6 Lillie Dirito 14 YY 100 Fly 55.48 AAAA 876
7 Trevi Ruscitti 13 JSC 50 Back 27.40 AAA 866
8 Natalia Lesniewska 14 Unattached 100 Fly 55.97 AAAA 857
9 Vanessa Delev 13 BAD 100 Back 58.27 AAA 848
10 Teagan Joelson 13 NTRO 50 Free 24.27 AAAA 846

Sophia Hallmann's 52.98 in the 100 back is the standout, 120 points ahead of second place and the highest 13–14 girls total of the season. BAD lands three swimmers in the top ten.

Boys

Rank Swimmer Age Team Event Time Standard Points
1 Elliot Leasure 14 RSC 100 Back 49.05 AAAA 1038
T2 Alex Kirsling 13 NTRO 50 Fly 23.97 AAAA 974
T2 Jett Hatchard 14 SSC 100 Back 50.41 AAAA 974
4 Layten Norem 13 ACAC 50 Back 24.61 AAAA 954
T5 Aaron Xu 14 CS 50 Fly 23.21 AAAA 944
T5 Michael Cuenca 13 WEST 50 Fly 24.27 AAAA 944
7 Pohaku Rademacher 14 CAT5 50 Fly 23.30 AAAA 934
8 Cameron Johnson 13 BST 50 Fly 24.38 AAAA 932
9 Sahiel Pai 14 NOVA 100 Breast 58.53 AAAA 913
10 Caleb Goodavish 13 VAST 50 Fly 24.59 AAAA 911

Elliot Leasure's 49.05 in the 100 back leads, with Jett Hatchard, who topped this board in Editions 1 and 2, tied for second at 974 (now listed at 14 and with SSC). Six of the ten swims are 50 flies, and the Aaron Xu/Michael Cuenca tie at 944 is a neat example of the age adjustment: Cuenca, at 13, was a full second slower (24.27 to 23.21) for the same score.

15–18

Girls

Rank Swimmer Age Team Event Time Standard Points
1 Gabriella Brito 16 BCA 50 Back 24.65 AAAA 1040
2 Ella Busquets 17 OAPB 50 Back 25.66 AAAA 935
3 Sofia Szymanowski 18 NOVA 100 Breast 1:01.20 AAAA 912
4 Addison Petersen 16 SGA 50 Back 26.01 AAAA 900
5 Brooke Frushour 17 NTRO 50 Back 26.02 AAA 899
6 Ines Arnall 18 WEST 100 Back 55.21 AAA 885
7 Chloe Cooper 17 OAPB 50 Back 26.17 AAA 884
8 Brinkleigh Hansen 16 Unattached 200 Free 1:48.06 AAAA 875
9 Emerson Cantilena 15 NCAP 200 Back 2:00.49 AAAA 869
10 Julia Bak 15 WEST 100 Back 55.87 AAAA 866

Gabriella Brito's 24.65 in the 50 back scores 1040, the top mark of the week across all eight boards and 105 points clear of Ella Busquets. Backstroke accounts for eight of the ten swims here.

Boys

Rank Swimmer Age Team Event Time Standard Points
1 Jaxson Daniel 15 NCAP 200 Back 1:48.88 AAAA 934
2 Andrew Pham 18 SUNN 100 Breast 54.29 AAAA 926
3 Max Chiu 17 CPD 50 Breast 25.08 AAAA 923
4 Owen Ekk 18 Unattached 200 IM 1:47.46 AAAA 912
5 Jack Rodenkirch 17 BCA 50 Fly 22.16 AAAA 902
6 Anthony Blaylock 15 OAPB 50 Fly 23.01 AAAA 901
7 Benjamin Jaggers 18 Unattached 50 Back 22.66 AAAA 900
8 Noland Barrett 16 BAD 100 Free 44.85 AAAA 897
T9 Ethan Miguez 16 Unattached 50 Fly 22.52 AAAA 892
T9 Michael Wang 16 NOVA 100 Free 44.95 AAAA 892

The most open board of the week. Jaxson Daniel's 934 is the lowest winning total in this group so far, and only 42 points separate first from tenth. The 15-year-old's 1:48.88 in the 200 back is the one to watch.

Week at a Glance

  • Top mark of the week: Gabriella Brito, 50 back, 1040 points (15–18 girls), narrowly ahead of Elliot Leasure's 1038 and Ethan Zhang's 1032. Ayden Tan's 1098 from Edition 3 remains the season high.
  • Backstroke sweep: it owns six of the eight No. 1 spots, and 8 of 10 swims in 15–18 girls.
  • Girls' ceilings rise: three of the four girls' boards set season-high winning totals (Blaho 964, Hallmann 1026, Brito 1040).
  • Club watch: NTRO appears on seven of the eight boards (every one except 15–18 boys). BAD shows up five times across three boards.
  • Note: "NOVA" and "WEST" each appear under two different LSCs (NOVA: Virginia and Southern California; WEST: Pacific Northwest and Metropolitan) and are treated as separate clubs.

Rankings reflect swims added to Swim Standards between October 1–7, 2026, not necessarily when the swim happened. "Unattached" swimmers are shown without a team link. Tied swimmers share a rank. All events and times are SCY (short course yards).

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